Vamana or Trivikrama Avatara of Lord Vishnu was the first wholly Human Avatar and it as the first Avatar in Treta Yuga.
The Chief of the Devas, Indra felt threatened by Mahabali who conquered the three worlds.
Lord Vishnu took the Avatar of a Brahmin midget and requested Mahabali for the grant of land measured by his three feet, when Mahabali conducted a Yaga.
Despite his Guru’s advice that the midget was none other than Lord Vishnu, Mahabali, to keep up his word granted the boy’s wish.
The midget grew huge measured the earth with one step, the Heavens with another and asked for a place for the third step.
Mahabali bowed His head and Lord Vishnu kept His foot on his head.
Vamana as He measured the world is called Trivikrama, One who Has won the three worlds.
He blessed Mahabali and granted his desire to visit his Kingdom once in a year.
This day is celebrated as Onam festival in Kerala.
The exact place where Lord Vamana took His first step is in Kerala.at Thirikakara.
It is located 10 km north-east of Ernakulam between Thrissur–Ernakulam highway (NH 47),
This is one of the 10 Vaishnava Divya Desams.
The celebration of the Onam festival is the main religious event in the temple. The festival is celebrated over a period of ten days in the Malayalam month of Chingam. The temple is considered to be the centre of Onam celebrations over the world, as Thrikkakara is considered to have been the abode of the King Mahabali. The temple houses the main deity Lord Vamana.During the Onam celebration period, a pyramidal statue symbolizing Lord Vamana is installed as a symbol of honour at all other sites of the celebration, and named Onathappan or Thrikkakara-appan. The temple is the site at which the king Mahabali is said to have been sent to the underworld Patala by Lord Vamana with his foot, hence marking the genesis of the Onam festival. The etymology of the name Thrikkakara (‘place of the holy foot’) is also derived this way.
During the period of 10 days, the temple showcases performances in several cultural arts such as Chakyar Koothu, Ottamthullal, Kathakali and Patakam [9] as well as dance and musical performances such as Panchavadyam and Thayambaka. Each day also has its own ceremonial significance, and the temple authorities perform several ceremonial rites which involve the main deity and the other deities housed at the temple (namely Lord Ayyapa, Devi, Lord Krishna and Rakshassu). The Shiva temple located beside the main temple is also involved in these rites.
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